Executing files in a terminal by default

Vnet1 · 03-24-2004, 09:38 AM

Hi im new to linux and KDE.

Im wondering why I can only exec a file from the terminal by typing "./myprog". Whenever I type in "myprog" it says the command is not found. Can I change this? Also can I change what happens when a file is double clicked on the KDE desktop to automatically run in a terminal window.

michaelk · 03-24-2004, 09:52 AM

Seems this question has been popping up lately.
./ is a shortcut for current working directory.

BASH does not search the current working directory first. If your current working directory is not in your environment path then you will get a command not found error.

You can add the a directory to your path in the bashrc file.

mikshaw · 03-24-2004, 12:54 PM

"can I change what happens when a file is double clicked on the KDE desktop to automatically run in a terminal window"

You can probably change the command in the icon's properties (i'm not an icon person, so i'm a bit rusty here). If the command is originally "mutt" you'd change it to "aterm -e mutt"
This is only if the icon is a link, though (which i assume it is)...if it's the actual program file you'd probably need to adjust the file associations for that specific application.